Matt Bauscher
Matthew Don Bauscher (born April 25, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. Bauscher played three years for the Boise State Broncos, from 2005 till 2008, during his college career. He was the team captain at Boise State while winning the regular season and tournament championship. He earned All Conference Defense and All Conference Tournament Team. Afterwards he played six seasons as a professional player in Europe, spending most of his time in the Netherlands, in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). Bauscher won the DBL championship in 2010 and MVP of the league. He also played in top league Germany, Euroleague and top league Cyprus.
Bauscher playing for GasTerra Flames in 2010 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Caldwell, Idaho | April 25, 1985
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Vallivue (Caldwell, Idaho) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2008–2014 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 15 |
Career history | |
2008–2009 | Aris Leeuwarden |
2009–2011 | GasTerra Flames |
2011–2012 | Göttingen |
2012–2013 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch |
2013–2014 | AEK Larnaca |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
After playing three years for Boise State, Bauscher started his professional playing career in the Netherlands with Aris Leeuwarden in the Dutch Basketball League. He was the DBL Scoring champion during the 2008–09 season, as he averaged 22 points per game.
After his single season for Aris, Bauscher signed with GasTerra Flames of the DBL. In his first season with the Flames, he won the Dutch championship, and in his second season he won the NBB Cup.
In 2012, Bauscher signed with BG Göttingen in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) in Germany.
After one year in Germany, Bauscher returned to the Netherlands to play for EiffelTowers Den Bosch. With Den Bosch, he won the NBB Cup for the second time in his career.
In 2013, Bauscher signed with AEK Larnaca in Cyprus.[1]
In August 2014, Bauscher retired from professional basketball.[2] Matt Bauscher currently runs a real estate business in Boise, Idaho.
Honours
Club
- Dutch Basketball League (1): 2009–10
- NBB Cup (1): 2010–11
Individual
- DBL scoring leader (1): 2008–09
- DBL assists leader (1): 2008–09
- DBL Statistical Player of the Year (1): 2008–09
- DBL All-Star Game MVP (1): 2009
- DBL All-Star (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Matt Bauscher. |
- "Mattt Bauscher is gonna play on Cyprus with AEK" (in Dutch). basketballplus.nl. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- "Thank You Matt: Bauscher Announces Retirement From Professional Basketball". Scorersfirst.com. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2017.